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- Page 1 Operation Manual For Tango Series Smart Console DAW: Pro Tools...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Welcome 1.2 Overview 1.2.1 Hardware 1.2.2 Touch Screen 1.2.3 DVI Input 1.2.4 Keyboard Tray 2. WORK CHANNELS AND ACTIVE CHANNEL 2.1 Work Channels 2.1.1 Overview 2.1.2 Faders 2.1.3 Solo Touch Points 2.1.4 Mute Buttons 2.1.5 Inject Touch Points 2.1.6 Latched Inject 2.1.7 Hold Buttons... - Page 3 4. PANNING, SENDS AND ROUTING 4.1 Graying 4.2 Sends 4.2.1 Sends Block 4.2.2 Sends Active Block 4.2.3 Sends Active Encoders 4.2.4 Sends Active Controls 4.2.5 4.2.6 Sends Channel Encoders 4.3 Panner 4.3.1 Panner Block 4.3.2 4.3.3 Panner Active Block 4.3.4 Panner Active Encoders 4.3.5 Panner Active Controls 4.3.6 4.3.7 Panner Channel Encoders...
- Page 4 6.3.2 The Smart Button 6.3.3 Solo Clear Touch Point 6.4 Ergonomic Spreads 6.4.1 Ergonomic Spread Control 6.4.2 Chair Mode 6.4.3 Wipe Mode 6.4.4 Timommeter 6.4.5 Touch Button 6.4.6 Undo/Redo 6.4.7 Storing Ergonomic Spreads 6.4.8 Storing Ergonomic Spreads Using Hotkeys 6.4.9 Storing Ergonomic Spreads into a MonARC Channel 6.5 Group Controls 6.5.1 Fader Groups 6.5.2 Updating the Relationship Between Fader Levels...
- Page 5 8.2.10 Properties Mode 8.2.11 Swapping Buttons 8.2.12 Copying a Button 8.2.13 Configuring Active Edit Panel 8.2.14 Editing Tabs 8.2.15 Naming Tabs 8.2.17 Selecting Active Tabs 8.2.18 Creating New Tabs 8.2.19 Deleting Tabs 8.2.20 Importing and Exporting Tabs 8.3 Programmable Keys 8.3.1 Overview 8.3.2 Configuring Programmable Keys 8.3.3 Console Functions...
- Page 6 11. APPENDIX A: HUI / PRO TOOLS LIMITATIONS 11.1 Introduction 11.1.1 Overview 11.1.2 Greying Out 11.2 MonARC & Channels 11.2.1 MonARC 11.2.2 Channel Names 11.2.3 Changing Channels 11.3 Metering 11.3.1 Overview 11.4 Panner & Sends 11.4.1 Overview 11.4.2 Pan & Send Values 11.4.3 Send Names 11.4.4 Send On/Off &...
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Page 7: Introduction
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Welcome Welcome to Tango! Tango is a unique console – a mix of tradition and new ideas. A console intended not just for mixing but also for every aspect of audio production – including a number of musical features never implemented before. -
Page 8: Overview
1.2 Overview 1.2.1 Hardware The image below outlines the various sections of the Tango Smart Console. The operation of each section will be detailed in the following chapters of this manual. touch screen channel encoders active encoders monitoring active controls expert panel transport &... -
Page 9: Keyboard Tray
your DAW) on Tango's screen. Connect the DVI cable from your computer's DVI output to the connector on Tango's back panel. 1.2.4 Keyboard Tray Tango 2 keyboard tray is designed to be used with a wireless computer keyboard. There is no path to route the wires through Tango. -
Page 10: Work Channels And Active Channel
2. WORK CHANNELS AND ACTIVE CHANNEL 2.1 Work Channels 2.1.1 Overview The main channel area consists of 8 work channel strips. Each strip consists of hardware controls and 8 channel blocks displayed on the touch screen The hardware controls include a channel encoder, a solo touch point, a mute button, an inject touch point, a fader and a hold button. -
Page 11: Solo Touch Points
workstation. On the MonARC the selected channel name and number is colored white when selected. 2.1.3 Solo Touch Points You will find the solo button under the channel encoder and above the mute button on the channel strip. Pressing it solos the track. You will be able to see that a track is soloed in many places – in the main channel area in the active channel area and on the MonARC and of course on the yellow solo LED above the touch point and the workstation screen. -
Page 12: Channel Information Display
whatever else you want in front of you! Note: holding channels affects such functions as selecting channels in chair mode. If you only have a few channels not held – the ‘window’ that you move around when wiping the MonARC will be correspondingly smaller. -
Page 13: Active Channel
2.2 Active Channel 2.2.1 Overview Active channel display shows detailed information of the currently selected (active) channel. This includes channel I/O, inserts, EQ, dynamics and sends. Active encoders and active controls allows you to have full control over the parameters of the active channel block. active channel display active encoders... -
Page 14: Channel Lock
There are three active controls. The left most control is an encoder whose sensitivity is set to be the finest possible control of the selected parameter. Pressing it down causes it to toggle between two levels of fineness. The middle control is a lit button which can be used to control toggle parameters. The right most control is a motorised pot with end stops which allows direct positioning of any parameter for super fast control. -
Page 15: Inserts, Eq And Dynamics
3. INSERTS, EQ AND DYNAMICS 3.1 Graying & Selected Insert Due to the limitations of HUI protocol at any given time Tango can control and receive feedback from only 8 parameters of the selected insert. This means that all other EQs, compressors and inserts maybe displaying outdated information. -
Page 16: Inserts Active Controls
parameter name parameter value parameter bar graph 3.2.4 Inserts Active Controls When controlling the plug-in parameters you may want to have finer control over it. Simply touch the desired active encoder and the active controls will lock onto that particular plug-in parameter. Using the fine active control you'll have more precise control over the parameter. -
Page 17: Eq Encoders
active EQ block band number overall EQ grayed band 3.3.3 EQ Encoders The active encoders control 7 EQ bands, which can be independantly enabled by pressing the gain knob for the band. Enabled bands are highlighted. Pressing a frequency knob toggles the control between frequency and Q. -
Page 18: Dynamics
3.4 Dynamics 3.4.1 Dynamics Block If one of the inserts on a channel is a Protools Compressor plug-in, the dynamics block on the channel will display the compression graph. additional dynamics parameters on/off AHR graph greyed compressor compression graph If you touch an active dynamics block it will be dimmed and the Compressor plug-in will be bypassed. Touch it again to turn the Compressor back on. -
Page 19: Active Controls
parameter name parameter value parameter bar graph grayed parameters 3.4.4 Active Controls When you control a dynamics parameter using the active encoders, the active controls are mapped to the most recently adjusted parameter. The fine active control allows more precise control over the parameters while the active pot helps you with quick adjustments. -
Page 20: Panning, Sends And Routing
4. PANNING, SENDS AND ROUTING 4.1 Graying Due to the limitations of HUI protocol only one send slot or panner blocks is guaranteed to be displaying correct information at any one time. As soon as you touch a panner block it will become active displaying up to date information. -
Page 21: Sends Active Controls
aux send name send on/off send pre/post send level bar graph send level value 4.2.4 Sends Active Controls Selecting a send will automatically assign the sends parameters to the active controls. The fine active encoder gives fine control while the active pot provides a traditional aux send with endstops and the active button controls the send pre/post value. -
Page 22: Panner Active Block
active output output destination channel meter mono channel destination 4.3.2 If a Pro Tools channel has no pan pot Tango will not display stereo cursor for that channel. By default the Tango panners will be controlling the left pan pots of the Pro Tools stereo channels. You can easily switch to right panners (as described in the next section). -
Page 23: Panner Active Controls
4.3.5 Panner Active Controls Currently the fine active encoder and active pot controls are not supported for Pro Tools. The active button turn the destination on/off for the channel. destination on/off 4.3.6 4.3.7 Panner Channel Encoders Selecting the active encoder parameters will also automatically assign the selected parameter to the channel encoders. -
Page 24: Naming Outputs
group assigned group destination all other outputs & busses output names scan assigned mix mix assigned destination mix destination button Every Pro Tools channel can be assigned to one of six mix or one of twenty three group destinations. In order to change group or mix destination of a channel touch one of the group (except Other and Resync I/O) or mix destination buttons. -
Page 25: Resync I/O
NOTE: All paths and sub-paths MUST have a unique name otherwise Tango will not be able to distinguish between the paths and sub-paths. In particular, if you rename a multi-channel path, its sub-paths will be automatically assigned the same name with sub-path extensions added at the end. -
Page 26: Transport
5. TRANSPORT 5.1 Transport 5.1.1 Overview jog wheel wheel mode selected edit tab smart locators 12 programmable key labels transport buttons Smart touchpoint programmable edit keys 5.1.2 Jog Wheel Use Tango’s jog wheel to navigate backwards and forwards through your project. 5.1.3 OLED Screen &... -
Page 27: Smart Locators
5.1.5 Smart Locators The transport section features five smart locators buttons. The smart locators are designed to give you instant access (one button press) to the most important locations in your project. They store can store and recall the DAW's timecode locations. In order to store a timecode location press down one of the locators and hold it until the button lights up. -
Page 28: Monarc And Expert Panel
6. MONARC AND EXPERT PANEL 6.1 MonARC Intorduction 6.1.1 Overview The MonARC is a software and touch screen version of Smart AV's patented ARC Technology. Replacing the physical ARC from the Smart Console the MonARC is a screen based channel overview display, coupled with the touch screen selection of channels for control of up to 240 channels. -
Page 29: Monarc Indicators
1.1 MonARC Indicators 6.2.3 Overview dynamics automation aux sends channel name solo meter channel index UPO indicator mute fader touch and position 6.2.4 Channel Name and Index The channel name and index are displayed at the bottom of the MonARC. 6.2.5 Work Channels and Active Channel Depending on the colour of the channel index and the name on the MonARC you can tell whether or not it's a work channel. -
Page 30: Solo And Mute Indicators
6.2.9 Solo and Mute Indicators These indicators are on if the channel is in solo or muted. In addition there are 2 more indicators for input monitoring and arming. 6.2.10 UPO Indicator The Universal Programmable Overview (UPO) indicator changes its meaning depending on what you are currently doing. -
Page 31: Ergonomic Spreads
MonARC modifier memory location, press and hold the memory button and then touch the clear led. If a function can use the clear led, it will be described in those function descriptions. 6.4 Ergonomic Spreads The collection of channels that are assigned to Tango's working channels are refereed to as an ergonomic spread. -
Page 32: Storing Ergonomic Spreads
6.4.7 Storing Ergonomic Spreads If you have an ergonomic spread in front of you that you like and wish to recall at will, you can save it into one of the four hotkeys on the expert panel (for one touch recall), once you fill these four hot keys you can then “flip”... -
Page 33: Updating The Relationship Between Fader Levels
solo clear touch point at any time to abort the group creation and exit group mode. 6.5.2 Updating the Relationship Between Fader Levels Sin order for you to adjust a relationship between the fader levels siimply touch and hold any one fader belonging to the group and then adjust any other fader in the group. -
Page 34: The All Button
6.5.7 The All Button The all button can be used in a variety of situations. It does (as the name suggests) apply the current function to all channels. Pressing the all button by itself will not do anything. To use it you must be in a mode where touching a MonARC channel will have an effect. -
Page 35: Arm
6.6.6 arm The arm modifier will arm and un-arm any channel for record. Hold down the arm button and touch any MonARC channel or inject touch point. When the arm modifier is held down, the UPO indicators show which (if any) channels are currently armed for record. 6.6.7 monitor This modifier enables or disables channel input monitoring. -
Page 36: Solo Modes
while you wiggle it!). You can store more than one parameter, just keep your finger on the memory button and touch all the parameters you'd like add to memory. Then paste them as usual by touching a MonARC channel or inject point! Note that in order to store routing values simply touch mix and group buttons of the active channel while holding down the memory modifier. -
Page 37: Monitoring
7. MONITORING 7.1 Overview Currently, there are no monitoring functions available for Pro Tools. This is a limitation of the HUI protocol. Operation Manual – Tango Smart Console... -
Page 38: Edit Panel
8. EDIT PANEL 8.1 Virtual Keyboard 8.1.1 Overview pc keyboard keyboard panel layout button Tango features an on screen keyboard utilising its touch screen technology. To access the keyboard, press the Keyboard button on the panel selector (left hand side of the touch screen). It functions just like a regular keyboard, but only one key can be pressed at any one time. -
Page 39: Edit Panel
8.2 Edit Panel 8.2.1 Overview edit panel 100 edit panel 10 edit panel button buttons tabs Tango features an on screen edit panel utilising its touch screen technology. This panel allows customised access to all remotely controllable edit features within your DAW via either the dedicated remote control interface for each engine, or via the virtual keyboard interface. -
Page 40: Configuring Edit Panel
8.2.2 Configuring Edit Panel To configure the edit panel, select Configure > Edit Panel from the panel selector. This is used to configure the 100 buttons on each of the 10 edit panel tabs. The edit panel will appear in the top half of the Tango screen and when you press either a tab button or an edit panel button, the editor will appear underneath it. -
Page 41: Button Colour
the virtual keyboard to split your button names over multiple lines of text within the button. 8.2.6 Button Colour Touch one of the 10 colour selector buttons to set the colour for the button. Use the page next >> and page previous <<... -
Page 42: Testing The Remote And Virtkey Function
When in virtkey mode, Tango will issue commands to the DAW computer via the virtual keyboard program. The keyboard macros must be entered before the keys will do anything. Simply press the keys on the touch screen keyboard to assign the functions. To make corrections, you must use the separate Erase or Erase All button (the normal keyboard backspace key is a legal key for macros, so you can’t use it to fix your mistakes). -
Page 43: Properties Mode
8.2.10 Properties Mode In properties mode you can assign special properties to a button. Any active properties will be indicated by the button being lit green on the properties panel. jog wheel button type go to tab button toggle exclusion on/off When a Go to Tab property is enabled the edit panel button will change the active edit panel tab on the release of the button. -
Page 44: Copying A Button
8.2.12 Copying a Button The copy function is identical in operation to the swap function. The Copy button will only copy to buttons that are empty of text and coloured the first (left most) black colour. This is to prevent accidentally copying over existing buttons. -
Page 45: Naming Tabs
8.2.15 Naming Tabs 8.2.16 Use the virtual keyboard to enter the desired name for the tab you are working on. The tab name colour can be set using the colour selector just like assigning colours to the edit buttons. The ~ or ` symbol in front of the tab name indicates that this a default or factory Tab (these are read only and may be replaced when new Tango software is installed or updated). -
Page 46: Importing And Exporting Tabs
8.2.20 Importing and Exporting Tabs All your edit panel layouts can be exported and imported allowing you to share your creations with other Tango users. To access this feature touch Edit Panel button on the System menu. The page operates the same way as the versions and firmware pages. The Import button will scan any removable or mapped network devices and copy the files to Tango’s archive folder (C:\Program Files\Smart AV\Archive). -
Page 47: Programmable Keys
8.3 Programmable Keys 8.3.1 Overview The programmable keys on the Tango control surface are also customisable. Not only can you customise the key functions, but you can have different functions assigned for each of the 10 edit tabs. This allows the user to group the virtual edit keys and physical hardware keys into functional groups such as post production, mixing, editing, composition etc. -
Page 48: Console Functions
SMART TIP: If you don’t want different functions for each tab. Set up and name your first tab, then go to each of the 10 tabs and use the Next / Previous Tab button to select the layout you have created in the first tab. Now, if you update any one of them (and don’t change the name), your changes will be immediately active in all of your tabs! 8.3.3 Console Functions... -
Page 49: Gpi/Os
Monitor Encoder Monitor Dim On/Off Touch Monitor Level Monitor Level Monitor Encoder Decrement Increment 8.3.5 GPI/Os There are 6 GPI/O terminals at the back of the console - 3 inputs and 3 outputs. You can assign any Remote, VirtKey or Console functions to the inputs and assign Console functions to the outputs (Remote commands and VirKey functions don't generate feedback). -
Page 50: System Menu
9. SYSTEM MENU 9.1 Top Menu To access the system menu press the System button on the panel selector on the left of the touch screen. The following section will describe functionality of each of the menu items. user files menu active user file... -
Page 51: Firmware
9.1.5 Firmware This menu item allows you to update Tango firmware. 9.1.6 Edit Panel This menu item allows you to import, install and export edit panel layouts. 9.1.7 Resync Engine Pressing Resync Engine forces Tango to resync with the workstation. Depending which engine you are running the functionality of this menu item could be slightly different. -
Page 52: Deleting User Files
and press Confirm button. 9.3.4 Deleting User Files To clear the current user file, press the Clear button and confirm. This will erase all user data and is not undoable. It will also revert the name back to No Name. 9.3.5 Renaming User Files To Rename a user file, select Rename and the virtual keyboard will pop-up for you to edit the name of the user file. -
Page 53: User Interface
value to ensure a reliable communication between Tango and Pro Tools. This defaults to 100 and most users shouldn't need to change it. Auto-control plugin window visibility – If set to true, Tango will automatically open and close plug-in windows as you change slots. This is for Pro Tools only. Connected To Logic 8 –... -
Page 54: Transport
Tango. Peak warning headroom is used to indicate meter threshold for all channels beyond which peak LEDs will light up on a channel strip. 9.4.5 Transport First locate button is Pre-roll is used by Nuendo and it allows you to use the first locator to jump the playback head by certain number of frames after which Tango triggers play immediately. -
Page 55: Troubleshooting
10. TROUBLESHOOTING 10.1 Touch Screen Cleaning For the best performance we recommend that you keep the Tango screen clean. The surface of the screen is glass and can be cleaned using any normal glass cleaner. To remove stubborn marks the cloth may be dampened with water. - Page 56 11. APPENDIX A: HUI / PRO TOOLS LIMITATIONS 11.1 Introduction 11.1.1 Overview As mentioned earlier Tango communicates with Pro Tool via HUI protocol. This protocol has many limitations and hence Pro Tools controlling experience is not as rich as it is with the other engines (Nuendo, Logic etc.).
- Page 57 dB levels displayed on Tango will not be 100% accurate. The pan position displayed on Tango jumps to the nearest 20%. 11.4.3 Send Names Send names are also received in four character format. They are only updated when you are changing the active send slot.
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Page 58: Output Routing
11.6 Output Routing 11.6.1 Scanning HUI doesn't allow flexible control over channel routing. In addition HUI only sends shortened output/bus names, which are only 4 characters long. So it's important that you name all outputs uniquely using only 4 characters, otherwise Tango won't be able to distinguish between different outputs. - Page 59 11.9 Grouping 11.9.1 Overview Grouping works as you would expect for faders, mutes and solos but the functionality is limited to the 32 active channels. For instance, if you group channels 1 to 8 while the channels 1-32 were active and then using the MonARC you page up by 2 channels (3-34) the first 2 channels won't be affected if you were to wiggle channel 3.
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